1,400 Lawyers Across Key Global Markets
Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing have launched Winston Taylor, a transatlantic law firm with more than 1,400 lawyers, announced on 1st June. The firm combines operations across the US, UK, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Winston Taylor is strategically designed to address the evolving needs of clients in capital and innovation sectors. It boasts 20 offices in major commercial hubs and specialises in key areas such as litigation, transactions, intellectual property, and private wealth.
Chairman Steve D’Amore stated, “As Winston Taylor, we are centered on a client-first approach and will be working shoulder to shoulder with our clients at the cutting edge of industry and ingenuity.”
Focus on Key Sectors and Global Strategy
The firm is set to focus on sectors including technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, healthcare, financial services, and energy. This aligns with its mission to support business strategy and innovation across borders.
Shane Gleghorn, Managing Partner of Europe and Middle East, said, “We have created a unified, transatlantic team focused on providing unparalleled service to clients and attracting the best practitioners in the major hubs of innovation and capital.”
The merger brings together over 400 years of combined experience. It enhances the firm’s capabilities in corporate, private equity, real estate, finance, and regulatory matters. Winston Taylor aims to offer comprehensive legal support to its global clientele.
The firm’s expanded corporate, private equity, real estate, finance, antitrust, regulatory, and private wealth capabilities provide clients with end-to-end global business strategy and support. The unification has already identified numerous cross-border opportunities for serving clients.
Winston Taylor operates out of 20 offices across the major commercial centers that matter to its clients. The firm has strength and depth across its core defining capabilities of major litigation, critical transactions, strategic IP, and private wealth.
As part of this defining combination, the lawyers have already identified dozens of new cross-border opportunities to serve clients, advising global innovators in key sectors and winning work that is possible because of their newly combined footprint and capabilities.
Last updated: 2 June 2026, 1:57 am
